BRITISH STANDARD AUTOMOBILE SERIES BS AU 209 3 1988 Vehicle security — Part 3 Specification for security marking of glazing for passenger cars and car derived vehicles UDC 629 114 6 629 067 629 1 018[.]
Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 02: 04: 56 G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI BRITISH STANDARD AUTOMOBILE SERIES Vehicle security — Part 3: Specification for security marking of glazing for passenger cars and car derived vehicles UD C 62 1 6: 62 67 : 62 8 BS AU 209-3:1 988 Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 02: 04: 56 G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI BS AU 209-3:1 988 Committees responsible for this British Standard The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted by the Automobile Standards Committee (AUE/- ) to Technical Committee AUE/1 7, upon which the following bodies were represented: Association of Car Fleet Operators Automobile Association Consumers’ Association Department of Industry Department of Transport Home Office Institute of Consumer Ergonomics Master Locksmiths’ Association Metropolitan Police Motor Industry Research Association Road Haulage Association Ltd Royal Automobile Club Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Limited This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Automobile Standards Committee, was published under the authority of the Board of BSI and comes into effect on Amendments issued since publication 31 December 987 © BSI 02- 2000 The following BSI references relate to the work on this standard: Committee reference AUE/1 Draft for comment 86/7581 DC ISBN 80 63 1 Amd No Date of issue Comments Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 02: 04: 56 G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI © BSI 02 - 000 Contents Committees responsib le BS AU 209-3:1 988 Page Inside front cover Scope 1 ii Security marking D efinitions Foreword i Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 02: 04: 56 G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI BS AU 209-3:1 988 Foreword This Part of BS AU 209 has been prepared under the direction of the Automobile Standards Committee, at the request of the Department of Transport and with the support of the Home Office and organizations connected with law enforcement, the motor vehicle construction industry and vehicle user organizations Hitherto, no standard has existed for the United Kingdom that defines the performance and use of equipment intended to prevent or deter unauthorized entry into or removal of a motor vehicle It is recognized that this standard covers a relatively new area, not previously standardized, and that it may be necessary to amend the requirements resulting from the initial experience of its use This Part of BS AU 209 specifies requirements for marking the glazing fitted to vehicles with their registration, or some other unique number, with the intention of making the re- registration or resale of stolen vehicles more difficult and expensive The depth of marking has been chosen to ensure that any reduction in strength of the glazing material resulting from the marking does not adversely affect its in- service performance Other Parts of BS AU 209 are: — Part : Specification for mechanical locking systems for passenger cars and car derived vehicles; — Part 2: Specification for security systems against theft of in-car equipment for entertainment and communications purposes; — Part 4: Specification for security glazing for passenger cars and car derived vehicles 1) ; — Part 5: Specification for door central power locking systems for passenger cars and car derived vehicles 1) ; — Part 6: Specification for door dead locking systems for passenger cars and car derived vehicles 1) A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application C ompliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii, page and a back cover This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had amendments incorporated This will be indicated in the amendment table on the inside front cover 1) ii In preparation © BSI 02- 2000 Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 02: 04: 56 G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI BS AU 209-3:1 988 Scope 3.2 Size of marking ± mm This Part of BS AU 09 specifies requirements for Characters used for marking shall be the security marking of the glazing fitted to in height passenger cars and car derived vehicles 3.3 Legibility This standard does not apply to the markings Marking shall be legib le from outside the vehicle at identifying the glazing manufacturer or indicating a distance of m under normal daylight viewing compliance with national or international conditions requirements for safety glazing materials Definitions For the purposes of this Part of BS AU 09 the following definitions apply 3.4 Depth of marking 3.4.1 Where the marking is physically engraved into the outer or inner glazing surface the depth of marking shall be: 01 mm minimum 2.1 security marking a mark applied to the glazing in a vehicle using a controlled engraving system which provides a means of identifying that vehicle and which cannot be easily removed by grinding or polishing 08 mm maximum 3.4.2 The depth of marking shall be measured using a gauge with a stylus which has a tip radius not exceeding mm 3.4.3 Where chemical etching is used, the depth of marking shall b e either: 2.2 engraving system a system of marking into the glass surface using either a physical or chemical method a) as specified in 3.4.1 ; or b ) less than 01 mm provided it is engraved into the inside of the glazing 3.5 Position of marking 2.3 daylight opening that part of the glazed area in a vehicle which is not ob scured b y the vehicle b odywork, trim or printed ob scuration b and when the glazing is in the closed 3.5.1 For systems complying with 3.4.1 , the marking on opening glazing shall be positioned within 30 mm of the b ottom of the daylight opening and be legib le from outside the vehicle On fixed glazing, the marking shall be positioned position within 30 mm of the b ottom or top of the daylight Security marking 3.1 Security mark opening 3.5.2 For systems complying with 3.4.3 , the marks shall be positioned within an area which is 30 mm Each piece of external safety glazing material shall from the lower edge of the daylight opening be marked with a security mark which shall b e and 70 mm from its adj oining side, and shall b e either: legib le in accordance with 3.3 a) the vehicle registration number; or b) some other unique numb er NO TE The preferred mark is the vehicle registration number NO TE Marking of glazed sunroofs, mirrors and headlamps is optional © BSI 02 - 000 Li cen sed Copy: Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Lon d on Sou th Ban k U n i versi ty, Sat Dec 09 02: 04: 56 G M T+00: 00 2006, U n trol l ed Copy, (c) BSI BS AU 209-3:1 988 BSI — British Standards Institution BS I is the indep endent national b ody res p ons ib le for p rep aring Britis h S tandards It p res ents the UK view on s tandards in E urop e and at the international level It is incorp orated b y Royal C harter Revisions Britis h S tandards are up dated b y amendment or revis ion Us ers of Britis h S tandards should make s ure that they p oss es s the latest amendments or editions It is the constant aim of BS I to imp rove the quality of our p roducts and services We would b e grateful if anyone finding an inaccuracy or amb iguity while us ing this Britis h S tandard would inform the S ecretary of the technical committee res p ons ib le, the identity of which can b e found on the inside front cover Tel: 02 89 96 90 00 Fax: 02 89 96 40 BS I offers memb ers an individual up dating s ervice called PLUS which ens ures that s ub s crib ers automatically receive the lates t editions of s tandards Buying standards O rders for all BS I, international and foreign s tandards p ub lications s hould b e addres s ed to C us tomer S ervices Tel: 899 00 Fax: 899 7001 In res p ons e to orders for international standards , it is BS I p olicy to sup p ly the BS I imp lementation of thos e that have b een p ub lis hed as Britis h S tandards, unless otherwis e requested Information on standards BS I p rovides a wide range of information on national, E urop ean and international standards through its Lib rary and its Technical H elp to E xp orters S ervice Various BS I electronic information s ervices are also availab le which give details on all its p roducts and s ervices C ontact the Information C entre Tel: 02 89 96 71 1 Fax: 02 89 96 048 S ub s crib ing memb ers of BS I are kep t up to date with s tandards develop ments and receive sub s tantial discounts on the p urchase p rice of s tandards For details of thes e and other b enefits contact Memb ership Adminis tration Tel: 02 89 96 70 02 Fax: 02 89 96 00 Copyright C op yright s ub s is ts in all BS I p ub lications BS I als o holds the cop yright, in the UK, of the p ub lications of the international s tandardization b odies E xcep t as p ermitted under the C op yright, D es igns and Patents Act 988 no extract may b e rep roduced, s tored in a retrieval s ystem or transmitted in any form or b y any means – electronic, p hotocop ying, recording or otherwis e – without p rior written p ermis s ion from BS I This does not p reclude the free us e, in the cours e of imp lementing the standard, of necess ary details such as s ymb ols, and size, typ e or grade designations If thes e details are to b e used for any other p urp os e than imp lementation then the p rior written p ermiss ion of BS I must b e ob tained If p ermis sion is granted, the terms may include royalty p ayments or a licensing agreement D etails and advice can b e ob tained from the C op yright Manager BS I 89 C his wick H igh Road London W4 4AL Tel: 02 89 96 70